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Disability Quote by Zach Anner

“There's a tendency to treat anyone with a physical disability…” quote by Zach Anner — Download Open image

“There's a tendency to treat anyone with a physical disability as inspiring. I call it a pedestal of prejudice, in that you're lifting people up to dismiss them. My whole thing is bringing us down to everyone else's level and saying we're all the same. The struggle is the same.”

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